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Chapter IX
"Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?" Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word. "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words. Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea? I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
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From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
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From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
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From this reading Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
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From this reading Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
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From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
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From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
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From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
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From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
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From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
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From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I love you--love you as this man never will, never could.
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From this reading Her swift blush answered him, and he did not wait for her word.
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From this reading "That settles it; you needn't say it in so many words.
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From this reading Isn't it a hell of a world, Ardea?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me one thing more, Ardea: do you love Vincent Farley?"
